Category: Via Francigena
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Day 18: Trepail to Chalons-en-Champagne
Song of the Day: Annie’s Song — John Denver Some of these days have kind of split personalities (today was one of those), which makes it difficult to pick a song that works for the whole day. However, I picked this song during the morning, my favorite part of the day, so I’m sticking with…
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Day 17: Reims to Trepail
Song of the Day: On the Road Again — Willie Nelson “On the road again, going places that I’ve never been / Seein’ things thatI may never see again / And I can’t wait to get on the road again” An obvious, yet fitting, song for my first day back on the road after two…
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Day 16: Reims
Song of the Day: Si Tu Vois Ma Mere – Sidney Bechet This song, for me, will always be associated with the opening scene of ‘Midnight in Paris’: a series of street scenes in Paris as the city goes from sun to rain. Controversies around the director aside, I have always found that to be…
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Day 15: Reims
Song of the Day: Bigmouth Strikes Again — The Smiths To be clear, this is a tongue in cheek song choice. After all, Joan of Arc plays an important role in the city of Reims, and there is a chapel dedicated to her in the Cathedral…really, I don’t “know how Joan of Arc felt…” Today…
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Day 14: St. Thierry to Reims
Song of the Day: Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens I like Cat Stevens (/ Yusuf) a lot, and I guarantee this won’t be the only song by him I will use here. In fact, this isn’t even one of his songs that I listen to the most. But as I woke up with the…
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Day 13: Laon to St. Thierry
Song of the Day: California Stars — Billy Bragg & Wilco “I’d like to dream my troubles all away / On a bed of California stars / Jump up from my star bed and make another day / Underneath my California stars / They hang like grapes on vines that shine / And warm the…
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Day 12: Tergnier to Laon
Song of the Day: 1957 – Milo Greene “It takes me away, it takes me away, takes me away…” Despite the fact that this song was released in 2012, I only recently discovered it (or maybe rediscovered it, as it sounded familiar). Spotify added it to a playlist of mine earlier this summer, and the…
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Day 11: Seraucourt-le-Grand to Tergnier
Song of the Day: Everlasting Light — The Black Keys “Let me be your everlasting light / The sun when there is none / I’m a shepherd for you, and I’ll guide you through / Let me be your everlasting light….Oh baby, can’t you see? / I’m shining just for you / Loneliness is over…
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Day 10: Trefcon to Seraucourt-le-Grand
Song of the Day: The Weight — The Band “I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin’ ‘bout half past dead / Just need some place, where I can rest my head / “Hey Mister, can you tell me where a man can find a bed?” / He just grinned and shook my hand, and “no” was…
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Day 9: Peronne to Trefcon
Song of the Day: Country Road — James Taylor “Take to the highway, won’t you lend me your name / Your way and my way seem to be one and the same…I guess my feet know where they want me to go, walking on a country road” Despite the fact that my mom likes James…
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